Zeus Posted April 21, 2004 Share Posted April 21, 2004 I was wondering if anyone could answer this question. I have a 6-switch that seems to have a hard time accepting reissue era 2600 carts (post-crash carts). Although they do fit, it is a really tight fit and seems to scrape the cartridge. This doesn't seem to be a problem with my Vader or Jr.'s. Does anyone know if in fact later models do have wider cartridge slots or if reissue carts are slightly larger? This only happens with Atari-made games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ze_ro Posted April 21, 2004 Share Posted April 21, 2004 Yes, this is pretty well known. I find that the worst offender in my collection is definitely Pole Position. It's not so much that the cartridge port is wider, but that that for some reason, Atari started making their cartridges thicker. They fit in the 2600 Jr's fine, but I even have a hard time getting Pole Position into my Darth Vader, and I have to really shove to get it into my Heavy Sixer. --Zero Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian M Posted April 21, 2004 Share Posted April 21, 2004 Tis true. My red label carts are affected the most by this problem. So much that I went out and bought a cheap 4 switch to avoid damaging my carts/labels any further! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindfield Posted April 21, 2004 Share Posted April 21, 2004 Indeed. I played Secret Quest on my Sears light sixer. Inserting it was a really tight fit, and removing it almost required the jaws of life... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheldon Sims Posted April 22, 2004 Share Posted April 22, 2004 Yeah. I have several cartridges like Millipede, Crystal Castles, Desert Falcon, Sprintmaster, etc. that are tight in both my Heavy Sixer and my 4-switch woody. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PackratVG Posted April 22, 2004 Share Posted April 22, 2004 I've also noticed that cart size is a factor for the VG Wiz clear, red, and blue carts. They fit in the six-switch slot, but they're a little snug. -Jarett Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whisper Posted April 22, 2004 Share Posted April 22, 2004 I think I would need a hammer to get my 32in1 cart into my 6-switch The red labels seem to fit though, but it's a very tight fit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azrael Posted April 22, 2004 Share Posted April 22, 2004 I've always thought a tight slot was a good thing!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whisper Posted April 22, 2004 Share Posted April 22, 2004 Not when you're trying to insert something really big Something could tear or break. Ok, enough silliness Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DamonicFury Posted April 22, 2004 Share Posted April 22, 2004 A good solution if you want to keep using your sixer is to get one of the multi-game adapters like the Game Brain (picture attached). You can then insert your favorite red label games into it, and select which one you want to play. This setup works very nicely for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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